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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
1
A reader laments traffic lights and downtown congestion comparing rapid transit to a village. discusses proposed changes, criticizes professors in government programs, and notes a Berlin official statement on debt moratoriums and farm relief. It mentions the YR.C. convention, Davenport police concerns, and critiques Roosevelt with fascism parallels.
Secretary Morgenthau unveils a government bottle license scheme to curb repackaging of bootleg liquor. Beginning July 1, blown bottles must bear maker name year and a federal warning. 90 percent of rum and 85 percent of rye from major brands cited as illicit. He says he will monitor bottle makers closely and compare orders with liquor manufacturers.
Anti Nazi demonstrators disrupted Harvard alumni exercises as Ernst Hanfstaengl attended the event. Ten arrests were made including two women who handcuffed to bleachers and wore dresses with anti Nazi slogans. Hanfstaengl spent the day at Singing Beach while J K Rand prepared to present a $100000 class gift.
The North Dakota supreme court ruled that Governor William H. Langer may remain in office despite a felony conviction. The decision denied Ole Olson the title of governor, upholding Langer's claim to hold the office.
A three year plan drafted by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration seeks to retire 15 to 20 million acres from cultivation and convert them to grass age woodlands with payments funded by processing tax receipts. The program, led by H R Tolley, would require signed contracts from farmers to retire land with limited use restrictions, potentially starting in 1935 or 1936 and extending through 1938.
Hog prices show a 60 percent gain from a year ago due to a government processing tax of 2.25 dollars per hundred pounds, with recent sales at 231 pounds bringing 5.25 dollars and near the best quotations of the past year.
Fred C. Hoose, president of the Kansas City board of trade, told Kiwanis club members that the AAA production control program has penalized wheat farmers by 50 cents a bushel this year. He argued that without the program farmers might be earning about $1.25 a bushel more for wheat, with similar gains in corn and livestock prices.
A man identified as Harold St Clair was arrested in New Orleans for the slaying of 55 year old Dr Homer L Myers a dentist from Eldorado Illinois He reportedly confessed to the shooting after officers said he admitted his identity
Iowa farmers would get 50 cents a bushel loans on oats sealed on farms, matching corn loan practice. Secretary Ray Murray urged CCC and AAA to act to prevent hoarding by speculators and ensure seeds for next year amid a 59 million bushel oats surplus, with portions likely remaining on farms.
A boy preacher recalls writing a letter on a parishioner’s request about what kind of woman she should become. Seventeen years later the daughter replies on eighteenth birthday, later becoming a city church minister and wedding guest, illustrating life’s chances and joy.
A severe windstorm swept southern Wisconsin causing property damage and a train derailment near La Crosse. One man, Joseph S. Ohl, 62, was killed by a falling tree in Monroe, while Frank Koenig, 32, sustained serious injuries after being blown into a coal hole. Service resumed by midnight.
Detroit police sent fingerprints of Eugene Le Roy to Vienna for comparison with Ivan Poderjay. Le Roy, missing since 1920, was linked to a New York warehouse dismemberment with a $1,000 reward offered. Agnes Turverson, missing lawyer, also drew Philadelphia detectives as investigators pursue ties to Poderjay and Vienna authorities.
Chicago AP confirms John Halsey Blair former deputy governor of the Federal Reserve Bank from 1921 to January 1933 died Wednesday night at age 68. A Cornell College of Mount Vernon graduate 1886 he served as Iowa banker and trust official, married Frances Mullan, and held posts including vice president at Des Moines National Bank and Iowa National Bank. Blair retired in 1933 due to ill health, survived by widow and two unmarried Chicago children John and Frances.
Daniel W. Hoan Milwaukee mayor and Socialist leader is reported to be suffering a stomach ailment judged serious by doctors on Thursday.
Cedar Rapids prepares for the Made in Cedar Rapids Exposition of Progress with a bicycle parade on Friday June 29 offering cash prizes from 5 to 15 dollars and a parade coupon in The Gazette. Winners, beauty queen candidates, and an essay contest with manufacturing exhibits are featured as districts rush last minute preparations.
Government and legal officials debated Roosevelt possible action on the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium bill. The measure would grant farmers six years to redeem mortgaged property at low rates, with mixed economist and creditor opinions on its potential impact and risks.
Sports brief covering American League games with Chicago Boston St. Louis Philadelphia and Detroit results. Notes include line scores and player contributions for pitchers batters and fielders across two games and multiple matchups.
AP report details 22 year old Miss Margaret Bott of Des Moines who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home after a planned death pact with her mother Mrs Alice King Bott. The two had previously attempted suicide by river drowning in Chicago.
Wichita Kansas AP reports that American wheat farmers may not face an acreage reduction program for the 1935 crop. Frank A. Theis, wheat division chief of the AAA, told 250 railroad and shipping men that stocks will be low at harvest start after a dry winter and that there is little concern about foreign demand as the United States meets a drought-affected domestic market.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner reported that Robert Berg, a guardsman and Home Owners' Loan Corp employee, was shot in a Chicago loop restaurant and investigators probe whether the attack aimed at Jerome Factor, son of jailed market speculator John Factor, with possible ties to the Touhy gang and a prior kidnapping case. Details describe the assault, suspects, and medical updates as officials seek motive and connections.
President Roosevelt signed the railway labor bill creating a new dispute board to replace the old mediation board. He approved other measures including lifting RFC loan limits to bank receivers. Reports on the Pacific coast longshore strike were sent to the Labor Department in Washington.
London report states Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald was advised by his physicians to cease all parliamentary duties and take at least three months of complete rest for his health. Doctors found strain after minor finger operations and urged a break to prevent a breakdown.
Federal grand jury indicts nine former Civil Works Administration officials in California on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government. Named are R. O. Branton former CWA head and now state emergency director of SERA Pierce Williams western director for CWA and western regional administrator for SERA and Roy C. Donnelly assistant manager of the re employment service among others.
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